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Exhibitions 
Imagined Geographies
Pencil drawings by Filipino conceptual artist Roberto Chabet. Today, noon-5pm, Osage Soho, LG/F Shop 1, 45 Caine Rd, SoHo. Inquiries: 2537 0688. Ends today  
Garnering the Essence - Ren Zhe Asian Exhibition Tour 2011
Chinese artist Ren Zhe's  bronze and stainless steel sculptures of ancient warriors and civil officials. Today, 11am-10pm, Gallery by the Harbour, Shop 207, L2 Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Canton Rd, TST. Inquiries: 2139 2345. Ends today 
Surreal Classics
Surrealist paintings by Wei Shaodong. Mon-Sat, 10am-6.30pm, Sun, 1pm-5pm, Zee Stone Gallery, G/F Chinachem Hollywood Centre, 1 Hollywood Rd, Central. Inquiries: 2810 5895. Ends Sept 20   
The Art of Architecture
Exhibition of the international architectural achievements of Norman Foster's Foster + Partners. Daily, 10am-8pm, Pao Galleries, 4 & 5/F HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai. Inquiries: press@fosterandpartners.com. Ends Sept 22     
HK Jockey Club H.A.D. Walk Project - Sham Shui Po Creativity and Arts for All
Exhibition promoting Sham Shui Po's culture and heritage, community art and design.  Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun, 10am-7pm, Central Courtyard, and L0 and L1 galleries, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, 30 Pak Tin St, Shek Kip Mei. Inquiries: 2780 2283.  Ends Sept 25   
The Centenary of China's 1911 Revolution 
Fong So's paintings and woodcut prints that explore the Xinhai revolution and its influence on China.  Daily, 1pm-5pm, Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall, HK University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay. Inquiries: 2358 6149. Ends Sept 18. Also: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm, Sat, 9am-1pm, Lobby Gallery, Chung Chi College Administrative Building, Chinese University of HK, Sha Tin. Inquiries: 3943 6444. Ends Sept 30   
Sea of Hope
Sculptor Foon Sham's works mainly in wood depict different stages of  life. Daily, 10am-8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan. Ends Sept 14. Also from Sept 17: daily, 9am-9pm, Hospital Gallery, G/F Lobby, Block D, Queen Elizabeth Hospital,  30 Gascoigne Rd, Kowloon. Ends Oct 10. Inquiries: 2777 1771     
Cultural Relics of the Taiping  Heavenly Kingdom
Exhibition marking the 160th anniversary of the 1851  Jintian uprising. Mon-Wed, Fri, 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun, 10am-6pm, closed Thu, Museum of Coastal Defence, 175 Tung Hei Rd, Shau Kei Wan, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2569 1500. Ends Nov 16     
The Lingering Image
Chinese paintings by Chao Shao-an's student and Lingnan School member Ho Fung-lin. Mon, Wed-Sat, 10am-6pm, Sun, 10am-7pm, closed Tue, HK Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Rd, Sha Tin, HK$10, free on Wed. Inquiries: 2180 8188. Ends Jan 30, 2012  
Performing Arts 
The Wiggles Live in ConcertThe children's musical entertainers perform. Sept 11, 11am, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$395-HK$550 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: info@propublicity.com   
Love, Wrong, Mess
Dramaddict's drama about a man  who barges into his lover's house to kill her because  their relationship has soured. In Cantonese. Sept 11, 2.45pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$135, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries:  9263 5701
Reverie on an Empire
HK Repertory Theatre  stages a period drama about Yuan Shikai, the military chief  who became the president of the Republic of China and crowned himself emperor. In Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles. Sept 11, 2.45pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$130-HK$250 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900    
A Life
Theatre Space  puts on a drama  about a day in the life of a  man who has driven away all his friends with his acerbic tongue. In Cantonese. Sept 11, 3pm, Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Rd, Sha Tin, HK$160; Sept 17, 8pm, Sept 18, 3pm, Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Rd, Tuen Mun, HK$140; and Sept 24, 8pm, Sept 25, 3pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$160 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2540 1011 
As You Like It
Shakespeare4All's production of William Shakespeare's comedy about hidden identities and young couples'  struggles with love. In English with Chinese summary. Sept 11, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$50-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2520 1716 
Punch and Judy
The Nonsensemakers present a drama about two women - one just divorced from her rich husband, the other a writer who  is having an affair with a married man - getting together to write a novel. In Cantonese. Sept 11, 3pm, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei Wan Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$160, HK$220; and Sept 23-24, 8pm, Sept 24-25, 3pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$200, HK$260 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5219 
Simon Trpceski in Recital
The Macedonian pianist plays works by Chopin, Pande Shahov, J.S. Bach and Liszt. Sept 11, 3pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$140-HK$380 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030
The Dehydrated
321 Action's drama centring on an introverted woman who feels torn between two suitors vying for her affection. In Cantonese. Sept 11, 3pm, Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd, Kwai Chung, HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries:  8103 0321
Waiting for the Match
Cinematic Theatre and iStage's drama about three men who patronise a match-making company that guarantees success. In Cantonese. Sept 11, 3pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$260, HK$320 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2567 5888
Dan's Exhibitionist
Dancer-choreographer Daniel Yeung Chun-kwong directs and stars in a reworking of his Dance Exhibition - A Paradise for Natural Body in which ego and alter-ego fight it out in  a body. Sept 11, 5pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$160, HK$200 HK Ticketing. Inquiries:  2268 7323 
The Last Supper
HK Repertory Theatre  stages a drama  centring on a meal shared by a mother and her suicidal son. In Cantonese. Sept 11, 14-17, 8pm, also Sept 17, 3pm, HKRep Black Box, 8/F Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen's Rd Central, Sheung Wan, HK$150 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 5900  
MOEO
CCDC Dance Centre and HK Dance Alliance present Kaki Lee's  solo performance about turning 30 years old. Sept 11, 8pm, CCDC Dance Centre, G/F, 110 Shatin Pass Rd, Wong Tai Sin, HK$50. Inquiries: 2328 9205 
Japanese Charity Concert
Violinist Yuriko Fujikake and pianist Chihiro Arai play works including Tchaikovsky's Melody and Poldini's Dancing Doll; proceeds go to the Ashinaga Foundation.  Sept 12, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 94641941 
Scandal Asia Tour 2011 Baby Action  Hong Kong
The Japanese pop-rock girl band in concert. Sept 12, 8pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$450 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: 8100 0138 
Sneasons of Liz
Liz Merendino's cabaret show celebrating two human conditions - love and hay fever; pianist Warren Wills accompanies. In English. Sept 12-13, 8.30pm, Skylark Lounge, 63 Wyndham St, Central, HK$150, includes one drink. Inquiries: 2801 6018
French African Live Songs and Drums from Togo
Guitarist-singer Achlin and The Ezo Band perform. Sept 13, 7.30pm, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, HK$100, HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 94641941 
Remembering Daniel Pearl through Music
Guitarist Todd Mack performs a set of original acoustic material, including songs about and inspired by his late friend and erstwhile band mate. Sept 14, 7.15pm, Bert's, Foreign Correspondents' Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, HK$250 (members HK$175), booking required. Inquiries: 2521 1511 
Chet Lam One Magic Day Live
Indie singer-songwriter Chet Lam Yat-fung  in concert. Sept 14-20, 8.15pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$250, HK$350 HK Ticketing. Inquiries: info@chetlam.com   
World Without Music
Loft Stage and We Draman's drama exploring the meaning of life.  In Cantonese. Sept 15-18, 8.30pm, Sept 17-18, 5pm, also 2pm, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Road, TST, HK$220, HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3746 5216 
Punchline Comedy Club
US comedian Louis Ramey, Irish comic Andrew Stanley and British funnyman Rob Collins  perform stand-up comedy. In English. Sept 15-17, 9pm, Duetto, 2/F Sun Hung Kai Centre, 30 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, HK$320 Cityline. Inquiries: 2598 1222
Blending Worlds
 Primary Shapes (Tang Chi-wai and Yuen Cheuk-wa) and DJ Tommy present a multi-media performative-communication piece inspired by crop circles. Sept 16-17, 8pm, also Sept 17, 3pm, HK Academy for Performing Arts, 1 Gloucester Rd, Wan Chai, HK$180, HK$230 HK Ticketing. Inquiries:  2268 7323   
One Hundred Years of Solitude 10.0 - Cultural Revolution 
Zuni Icosahedron and Drama Box's experimental theatre production that uses culture and revolution as a starting point to shed light on the big and small revolutions which have taken place in North Africa, the Middle East and China  recently. No dialogue; with Chinese and English text. Sept 16-17, 8.15pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$180 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2566 9696   
Taiwan Calling 2011
Music festival featuring performances by 18 bands from Taiwan including Tizzy Bac and Lie Gramaphone (on Sept 17), and Waa Wai and Penguin Bear (on Sept 18). Sept 17-18, 3pm-11pm, Kitec, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, HK$380 (1 day pass), HK$680 (2 day pass) HK Ticketing. Inquiries: info@blackmarketmusicproduction.com  
Joseph Koo's Classic Melodies 
Leung Kwok-shing directs and choreographs the HK Dance Company's production in which dances are set to music by Joseph Koo Ka-fai. Sept 17, 7.45pm, Sept 18, 3pm, Yuen Long Theatre, 9 Yuen Long Tai Yuk Rd, Yuen Long, HK$80-HK$200 Urbtix. Inquiries: 3103 1815 
Drumroll, Please!
Ainars Rubikis conducts the HK Philharmonic Orchestra performing works by Honegger, Haydn and Dvor?k. Sept 17, 8pm, HK Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$100-HK$280 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2721 2030 
Mendelssohn and Mendelssohn: Fanny and Felix
Chan Wing-wah and Gabriel Leung conduct the HK Oratorio Society, sopranos Rao Lan and Catherine Pun, contralto Ruth Lau, tenor Sam Kan, baritone Petrus Cheung HK Strings and SKH Lam Woo Memorial Secondary School Choir performing Fanny Mendelssohn's Scenes from the Bible oratorio and selections from Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah. Sept 17, 8pm, Tsuen Wan Town Hall, 72 Tai Ho Rd, Tsuen Wan, HK$80-HK$120 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2268 7321
Cinema 
Four Characters: A Tribute to Lee Hong-kum, Helena Law Lan, Lui Ming and  Wang Lai
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a programme of 16 films showcasing the four character actors, including the following two films. Until Sept 13. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho, HK$30 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900  
Bullets Over Summer
Wilson Yip Wai-shun's crime drama revolving around two police detectives (Francis Ng Chun-yu and Louis Koo Tin-lok) who slowly but surely immerse themselves in a neighbourhood community after they commandeer a kindly but senile old woman's (Helena Law Lan) flat for a prolonged stake out in a bid to net a major criminal and his gang. In Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles. Sept 11, 2pm, HK Film Archive.  
Many Aspects of Love
Tso Kea's adaptation of Zhang Henshui's romantic melodrama revolving around pairings and triangles involving one good man, two bad guys and two good women. In Cantonese. Sept 11, 4.30pm, HK Film Archive. 
Repertory Cinema 2011: Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton
Leisure and Cultural Services Department presents a programme of 27 films starring Charles Spencer 'Charlie' Chaplin (1889-1977), Buster Keaton (1895-1966) and Harold Lloyd (1893-1971), including the following five films. Until Oct 23. HK Film Archive, 50 Lei King Rd, Sai Wan Ho; HK Science Museum, 2 Science Museum Rd, TST East; and HK Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, HK$55 Urbtix. Inquiries: 2734 2900
One Week + The Goat + The  Play House
Triple bill of short films  that have Buster Keaton respectively playing one half of a newlywed couple  given a portable house that purportedly can be assembled in  one week, a man who gets mistaken for a murderous outlaw, and everyone in a theatre simultaneously (through multiple exposures) as part of a dream sequence. Silent with English intertitles. Sept 11, 2.30pm, HK  Space Museum. 
Our Hospitality
Buster Keaton directs (with Jack Blystone) and stars in a comedy about a New Yorker who falls for a woman while on the train heading down South to take care of some family business, only to belatedly discover that her family has a vendetta against his. Also starring Natalie Talmadge. Silent with music and English intertitles. Sept 11, 5pm,  HK Space Museum, Sept 17, 2.30pm, HK  Film Archive. 
Seven Chances
Buster Keaton directs and stars in this comedy about a man who discovers he has to marry by 7pm that day in order to receive a large inheritance from his deceased grandfather. Silent with music and English intertitles. Sept 11, 7.30pm, HK Space Museum, Sept 18, 4.30pm, HK Film Archive. 
Classical in Cinema
Music Art & Film Culture Promotion Association of HK presents a HD programme of classical music concerts and operas, including the following HD film. Until Jan 2012. AMC Pacific Place, L1 Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty; Broadway The One,  6-11/F The One, 100 Nathan Rd, TST; Grand Ocean, Ocean Centre, 3 Canton Rd, TST; and Palace IFC, Podium Level 1, IFC Mall,  8 Finance St, Central, HK$75-HK$120 www.amccinemas.com.hk (for AMC Pacific Place), cinema.com.hk (for Broadway cinemas) and 2377 2100 (for Grand Ocean). Inquiries: 6336 3595 
Der Ring des Nibelungen -  Das Rheingold
Film of the performance in the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia in Valencia of the opening section of Richard Wagner's epic opera cycle centring on the battle for a ring made of gold from the river Rhine that grants its wearer the power to rule the universe (but only if he or she renounces love). In German with Chinese and English subtitles. Sept 11, 7pm, Palace IFC.  
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster? 
Documentary tracing the rise of British architect Norman Foster and his unending quest to improve the quality of life through design. In English. Sept 11, 7.30pm, Sept 21-22, 2.30pm, HK Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free. Inquiries: 2913 5100
Around Town
 Lantern Wonderland
Mid-Autumn Festival lantern displays, with  a giant fish-shaped lantern sculpture centrepiece, and associated carnival activities. Sept 11-13, 6.30pm-midnight, Soccer Pitch No 6, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, free. Inquiries: 2508 1234 
Mid-Autumn Thematic  Lantern Exhibitions
Festive display of lanterns. Until Sept 18: Daily, 6.30pm-11pm, West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade. Also until Oct 9: daily, 6.30pm-11pm, HK Cultural Centre Piazza, 10 Salisbury Rd, TST, free. Inquiries: 2591 1340 
Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 
Festive area events featuring lantern installations, traditional arts performances and Chinese folk craft displays. New Territories West Mid-autumn Lantern Carnival: Sept 11, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Tin Shui Wai Park and Ginza Square, Tin Shui Wai. Urban Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival: Sept 12, 8pm-11pm, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay. New Territories East Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnival: Sept 13, 7.30pm-10.30pm, Sha Tin Park and Sha Tin Town Hall Plaza, Sha Tin. All events: free. Inquiries: 2591 1340 
Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance
Annual plague-dispelling ritual first enacted in 1880 involves the parading by 300 people of a 67-metre-long dragon studded with some 72,000 burning joss sticks. Sept 11-13, from 7.30pm, Tai Hang, Causeway Bay; and Sept 12, 10.15pm-11.15pm, Soccer Pitch Nos 4 and 5, Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, free to watch. Inquiries: 2577 2649 (for Tai Hang area event) and 2591 1340 (for Victoria Park event)  
Fire Dragon Dance at Pok Fu Lam Village
Colourful and fiery traditional dragon dance enacted by Pok Fu Lam community members to maintain kinship and enhance unity. Sept 12, 6.30pm-10.30pm, Pok Fu Lam village, free entry. Inquiries: 9418 5201  
Dialogue - with Artist Fernando Visockis
Brazil-based artist Visockis discusses his work with sound and shares ideas with kindred spirits with an interest in sound art. In English. Sept 13, 4pm, soundpocket, Unit 10C, Gee Chang Industrial Building, 108 Lok Shan Rd, To Kwa Wan, free, registration required. Inquiries: 6015 4224
Passion Speak IX: Yoga, A Life-stretching Journey
Yoga enthusiast Kevin Kwong shares his experiences of how yoga can be life-transforming. In Cantonese and English. Sept 14, 7.30pm, Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd, Central, free, reservations recommended. Inquiries: 2521 7251
The Painting Khublai Khan Hunting and the Fabrication of Authority
University of HK art historian Roslyn Lee Hammers  lectures on how the content, format and courtly style of a painting of Khublai Khan served to proclaim the Yuan dynasty emperor's authority. In English. Sept 15, 7pm (reception, 6.30pm; dinner, 8.15pm), Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Rd, Central, HK$100 (lecture only), HK$450 (Oriental Ceramic Society of HK members, including dinner), HK$500 (non-members, including dinner), registration required. Inquiries: 2527 0696
PitchYrCulture Playlist (Mix #1)
Forum dedicated to the exploration and explanation of recorded music in all its varieties. Mostly in English with some Cantonese. Sept 16, 8pm, Culture Club, 15 Elgin St, SoHo, free. Inquiries: 9532 8196  
Acker Merrall and Condit Wine Auction
Sale of 959 lots of Bordeaux and Burgundy wines. Sept 16, 5pm, Sept 17, 12.30pm, Grand Hyatt HK, 1 Harbour Rd, Wan Chai, free entry. Inquiries: 2525 0538



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